Quiver



May 22, 1956 R. A. FREID 2,746,658

QUIVER Filed Jan. 50, 1953 INVENTOR ROBERT ALFRED FRED United States Patent O QUIVER Robert Alfred Freid, Cornell, Wis. ApplicationJanuary 30, 1953Serial No.1334,115

2 Claims. (Cl. 224-28) This invention relates to quivers for holding arrows and more c particulafly `tota .quiver carried `on the forearm of a person using a bow.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide an improved quiver which `can be Vmounted on the 'forearm of a person using a bow to hold a plurality of arrows in position for removal "from 'the quiver in rapid succession; which is easy to secure on the bow holding arm of a person `using a bow, and is comfortable to wear and does not interfere in any way with the use of the bow; which permits the arrows to be removed laterally without having to withdraw them longitudinally from the quiver and thus provides for rapid lire operation of the bow; and which is simple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture, effective and eicient in use, and neat and attractive in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description and the appended claims in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a human arm with a quiver illustrative of the invention mounted on the arm and a complement of arrows carried by the quiver;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the quiver and arrows illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the quiver and arrows illustrated in Figures l and 2;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view on the line 4--4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a transverse cross sectional view on the line 5--5 of Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a transverse cross sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 2.

With continued reference tothe drawing, the quiver comprises a plate 10 of light weight, rigid material, of elongated rectangular shape and transversely curved to t around the bow holding arm of a person using a bow, between the wrist and elbow of the associated arm. Straps 11 and 12 are secured to the plate 10 near one end of the plate and at respectively opposite sides thereof and are adapted to surround the forearm of the person carrying the bow adjacent the wrist and to be connected to bind this end of the plate 10 to the arm. Similar straps 13 and 14 extend from the plate 10 near the other end of the plate and at respectively opposite sides of the plate and are adapted to extend around a quiver carrying arm adjacent the elbow of the arm and to be secured together to bind the plate onto the arm carrying the quiver.

A boot 15 is mounted on the convex side of the plate 10 at the end of the plate from which the straps 11 and 12 extend and which is adapted to be disposed adjacent the wrist of the person carrying the quiver, and this boot comprises an open top receptacle 16 having the open top facing toward the other end of the plate 10 and having a transversely curved front wall 17 extending across the convex side of the plate 10 in spaced relationship to the outer or convex side of the plate and extending from the adjacent end of the plate 10 to a `ocation intermediate the length of this plate, a bottom wall 18 extending between the adjacent end of the ,plate 10 and the front wall 17 of `the Areceptacle and side walls 19 and 20 extending between the side edges of the receptacle front wall 17 and the corresponding side edges of the plate 10. The medial portion of the front wall 17 is longer than the edge portion thereof, `so that the intermediate portion of this 'front wall vof the receptacle extends further along the plate 10 than the side edges of this front wall, kas indicated at 21 in Figure `3, to provide a guard for maintaining the head ends of the Vassociated arrows in the receptacle. The boot further includes a pad 22 of resilient material, such as rubber, disposed in the receptacle against the `bottom wall 18 thereof and extending between the side walls 19 and 20.

A ange structure 24 extends transversely across the convex face of the plate 10 near the end of this plate remote from the boot 15 and comprises a body of resilient material of elongated, rectangular cross sectional shape -longitudinally curved to iit around the convex outer surface of the plate 10 and having a core 25 secured at one edge to the plate 10 and 4embedded in the body 24. The flange body 24 is provided, in its outer side, with spaced apart, arrow receiving notches 26 each of which, as illustrated in Figure 5, comprises an aperture 27 of circular cross sectional shape extending transversely through the flange body 24 at a location spaced inwardly from the outer side or surface of the flange body, and a slit 28 extending from the corresponding aperture 27 to the surface of the outer side of the flange body. The apertures 2'7 are of a size to receive the shafts 29 of the arrows 30, and the material of the body 24 is suiciently elastic, so that the arrow shafts can be moved into and out `of the apertures 27 through the slits 28 without breaking or bending the shafts and without the necessity of moving the arrows longitudinally out of the quiver.

In the arrangement illustrated, there are four notches 26, so that the quiver will carry four arrows, as illustrated in Figures l and 2, and the heads 31 of the arrows are received in the boot 15. The distance from the boot 15 to the flange body 24 is materially less than the length of the arrows, so that the arrow shafts extend from the boot beyond the flange body 24 and have their feathered ends adjacent the shoulder of the person wearing the quiver, as illustrated in Figure 1, where the arrows are easily accessible to the other hand of the person for removing the arrows from the quiver in rapid succession and apy plying them to the bow.

An intermediate flange structure 34, of substantially the same shape, but somewhat smaller than the flange structure 24, is mounted on the plate 10 between and spaced from the iiange structure 24 and the boot 15. The intermediate flange structure 34 is substantially parallel to the flange structure 24 and formed of the same elastic material and is provided in its outer edge with spaced apart notches 35 in alignment with the corresponding notches 26 in the flange structure 24 and which also releasably receive the arrow shafts 29. As clearly shown in Figure l, the iiange structures 34 and 24 are of progressively greater height in a direction away from the receptacle 16 of the boot 15. The ange structure 34 thus assists the structure 24 and the boot 15 in rmly retaining the arrows in position on the plate 1l) and in properly spaced relationship to cach other.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

l. A quiver comprising an elongated transversely curved rigid plate adapted to tit about a portion of an arm of a person, strap means secured to said plate near respectively opposite ends thereof for attaching the plate to an arm of a person when applied to said arm, an open top receptacle carried by the convex side of said plate adjacent one end of the latter and having the open top facing toward the other end of the plate, a ange of resilient material extending transversely about the convex side of said plate adjacent the other end thereof and xedly carried by the plate and another ilange of resilient material extending transversely about the convex side of said plate at a location between said first named ange and said receptacle, the ilanges being of progressively greater height in a direction away from said receptacle, each of said ilanges having a plurality of spaced notches each extending inwardly from the outer side thereof, the notches of said iirst named tiange being in alignment with the notches of said another flange for releasably receiving arrow shafts.

2. A quiver comprising an elongated transversely curved rigid plate adapted to t about a portion of an arm of a person, strap means secured to said plate near'respectively opposite ends thereof for attaching the plate to an arm of a person when applied to said arm, an open top receptacle carried by the convex side of said plate adjacent one end of the latter and having the open top facing toward the other end of the plate, a ange of resilient material extending transversely about the convex side of said plate adjacent the other end thereof and xedly carried by the plate, another flange of resilient material extending transversely about the convex side of said plate at a location between said rst named flange and said receptacle, the anges being of progressively greater height in a direction away from said receptacle, each of said anges having a plurality of spaced notches each extending inwardly from the outer side thereof, the notches of said first named iiange being in alignment with the notches of said another flange for releasably receiving arrow shafts, and a resilient pad xedly positioned within said receptacle and facing the open top of the latter.

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